Sam Fender statement in full as urgent doctor's warning cancels Edinburgh and Newcastle concerts
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Sam Fender told fans that doctors have advised him to take time off or risk permanently damaging himself. The BRIT Award winning musician has been open about his health struggles in recent years, as well as having to isolate during the coronavirus pandemic. But he's also opened up about the impact touring has had on him over the years which resulted in him taking time off from the music business in order to focus on his mental health.
Now, the 30-year-old has taken to social media to inform fans that while on his People Watching Tour, promoting his upcoming third album of the same title, he has risked permanently damaging his vocal cords. On Tuesday, he said he had been for an ear, nose and throat camera and had haemorrhaged his right vocal cord, causing him to postpone two concerts.
But what has Sam actually said? In a statement, he told fans: "Glasgow and Newcastle, as most of you know I've had the flu for a few days now. Regardless of how compromised my voice was I did everything I could to get it in working order last night to put on the best show possible. Today I've had an ENT scope/camera down my throat and sadly I've haemorrhaged my right vocal cord, I'm absolutely heartbroken.
"This has been the best tour so far and all I want to do is get up and sing again for you all tonight. I've had two separate ENT doctors say if I perform tonight I'm risking lasting damage to my voice and I have been advised to be on vocal rest and not use my voice for a prolonged length of time until it heals. I've done everything by the book this tour living like a monk, it's so unlucky.
